Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

तेषामर्थे महार्हाणि धाराजिरगृहाणि च । अत्यद्भुतानि शोभंते कृतान्येव महात्मना

Transliteration

teṣāmarthe mahārhāṇi dhārājiragṛhāṇi ca | atyadbhutāni śobhaṃte kṛtānyeva mahātmanā

Translation

వారి కోసం ఆ మహాత్ముడు అత్యంత విలువైన, గౌరవనీయమైన నివాసగృహాలు మరియు ధారాజిర-గృహాలు (ప్రత్యేక భవనాలు) నిర్మించాడు; అవి నిర్మితమై అతి అద్భుతంగా ప్రకాశించాయి।

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• arthe: for the sake (of)
• arthe: Hetu (Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (अर्थ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/निमित्त), एकवचन; ‘for the sake/purpose’

• mahārhāṇi: very valuable, splendid
• mahārhāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-arha (महा + अर्ह; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान्ति अर्हाणि)

• dhārājira-gṛhāṇi: dhārājira-houses (special mansions)
• dhārājira-gṛhāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhārā-jira-gṛha (धारा + जिर + गृह; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (धाराजिर-नामकानि गृहाणि / ‘houses with streams/rows’—पाठानुसार)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• ati-adbhutāni: exceedingly marvelous
• ati-adbhutāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati-adbhuta (अति + अद्भुत; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-विशेषण (exceedingly wonderful)

• śobhante: shine, look splendid
• śobhante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śubh (शुभ्-धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपदम; ‘shine/appear splendid’

• kṛtāni: made, constructed
• kṛtāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘made’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled one
• mahātmanā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (महा + आत्मन्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panorama of extraordinarily marvelous residences—terraced, jeweled, and luminous—standing in ordered rows; their brilliance suggests sanctity, not opulence, with lamps, banners, and auspicious symbols reflecting Himalayan light.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā (implied: mahātmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great undertakings for dharma involve thoughtful provision and reverence; splendour is portrayed as service to the sacred.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region’s ritual setting is implied; the verse emphasizes the sacred preparations rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit; it describes the creation of fitting residences as part of ceremonial arrangements.